Boston Herald station BH in 1908, with Arthur Stockellburg. From Ed Raser collection.
Photo from RHG Mathews
From “The Transmission of Military Information” by Scriven (1908)
Sta Lucia Radio Room 1932 w ET-3654 Xmtr, IP01A Rcvr, AR1496D Rcvr, ET-3674-A Xmtr
USS Altair, 1924. L to R: Simon quenched gap transmitter, SE 143 or SE189 VLF receiver, SE 1420 receiver. Photo by Marlo Abernathy.
USS Altair, 1924. Arc transmitter. Photo by Marlo Abernathy.
USS New Jersey, 1914. Big switch is wave changer.
USS Oakland, 1918. Operator unknown.
Marconi 102A/103. Photo by Thorn Mayes.
Marconi 106 receiver. Photo by Thorn Mayes.
Some photos of items from the collection of August J. Link, TA-82:
Collection of August J. Link
Collection of August J. Link
Collection of August J. Link
Collection of August J. Link
The 5 photos below were included in a letter from Tim Christen (TA-14) to Bill Breniman dated May 25, 1972. Christen had picked up most of this original McCarty wireless equipment at a “hippie store in SF”!
McCarty 40-gap rotary disc
McCarty “Mike and transmitter”, 1907
Ignatius McCarty with transmitter, about 1907
Unknown McCarty Wireless operator, 1907
McCarty Wireless equipment, about 1911
The 2 photos below are from “Modern Engineering Practice, a Reference Library” (1905), Vol. 1, “Wireless Telegraphy” chapter by A. Frederick Collins.
The following photos are from Massie and Underhill’s 1909 book, “Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony Popularly Explained”, which you can find at this link. The figures below are just at higher resolution than you’ll find in the pdf file.
